Cape Grace art and tea

Leila Abrahams, will join our tour. She is an interdisciplinary Cape Town artist whose practice draws on her experience of chronic illness and the emotional terrain surrounding it. Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at 12, Abrahams transforms materials such as gel capsules and blister packs into abstract, minimalist compositions that challenge how we view invisible illness. Her work invites empathy, curiosity and a deeper awareness of the stories behind the art. They are very beautiful too – the colours and abstraction.

The art in the main public spaces and special suite take their cue from two centrepiece textile works by the Keiskamma Art Project. These artworks are inspired by local plants and flowers, and were the first pieces bought by the hotel investors.

Artworks in the reception areas and adjoining corridors are abstract, in keeping with the design of the interior. The hotel commissioned 1508 London Design Studio to redesign the interiors.

Artists and designers in the Cape Grace’s collection

Ade Adesina  || Aviwe Plaatjie  || Banele Khoza  || Bekezela Mabena  || Benjamin Stanwix  || Cathy Abraham  || Chuma Maweni  || Cinthia Sifa Mulanga  || Colbert Mashile  || Dathini Mzayiya  || Erin Chaplin  || Fikile Mqhayi  || Galia Gluckman  || Hanna Noor Mahomed  || Imraan Christian  || Jeanne Hoffman  || Jody Paulsen  || Kasteel  || Keiskamma Art Project  || KSSO Editions  || Lady Skollie  || Lakin Ogunbanwo  || Laurinda Belcher  || Leila Abrahams  || Louise Gelderblom  || Lulama Wolf  || Lungiswa Joe  || Maja Marx  || Mark Rautenbach  || Mbuso Hlongwa  || Meshack Tembani  || Nabeeha Mohamed  || Paul Edmunds  || Quazi Design  || Sthenjwa Luthuli  || Sylvester Zanoxolo Mqeku  || Tafadzwa Masudi  || Tafadzwa Tega  || Talia Ramkilawan  || Terence Maluleke  || Teresa Kutala Firmino  || Thabo Modillane  || Tshepiso Moropa  || Tusevo Landu  || Vorster & Braye  || Warren Maroon  || Wezile Harmans  || Zarah Cassim  || Zizipho Poswa  || Zolani Siphungela

Norval Foundation artists at the Cape Grace

Additional works, subsequently curated in partnership with The Norval Foundation, complement the hotel’s collection. The artists selected are typically more established, internationally represented, South African artist.

Al Hassan Issah  || Cassi Namoda  || Dada Khanyisa  || Gregory Olympio  || Jeanne Hoffman  || Nandipha Mntambo  || Nicholas Hlobo  || Sthenjwa Luthuli  || Thania Peterson  || Walter Oltmann  || Zanele Muholi